https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf Made with an aura of mystery en-us 2022-01-25 18:26:13 UTC 2025-09-30 13:23:36 UTC hello@padlet.com rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2011943811 Main idea:  Complex North American societies were linked to each other through culture and economics. ]]> 2022-01-25 18:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2011943811 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2011946483 Why it matters now:  Traditions and ideas from these cultures became part of the cultures of North America. ]]> 2022-01-25 18:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2011946483 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2011957030 The cultural differences were that the Anasazi were cliff dwellers in the western and central US while the Mississippians were in the south.]]> 2022-01-25 18:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2011957030 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2011960971 Three features shared by native american groups were that they all had a religion that they followed and they all lived in large houses together as a family.]]> 2022-01-25 18:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2011960971 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2011970738 Environment: The environment the pacific northwest people lived in was high in resources able to support a population. They hunted for their food in canoes, usually being whales as their source of food. ]]> 2022-01-25 18:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2011970738 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2011977754 Environment: The environments they lived in was the four corners area of the modern day United States, so the environment was dry in the summers and cold in the winter, with enough resources to get them by. ]]> 2022-01-25 18:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2011977754 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2011983358 environment: Their environment, being in the woodlands of the Mississippi river, was plenty in resources and food to hunt. ]]> 2022-01-25 18:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2011983358 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2014200236 Their achievements were creating social classes and hosted elaborate ceremonies. ]]> 2022-01-26 18:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2014200236 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2014203672 Their achievements were being able to build massive cave dwellings which required inventiveness and communication.]]> 2022-01-26 18:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2014203672 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2014205327 Their achievements were burying their dead in a way so that it created mounds that can still be seen today.]]> 2022-01-26 18:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2014205327 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2014267037 Some northeastern tribes didn't like the idea of being invaded, so some of them decided to form alliances so they would be protected. This became known as the Iroquois League.]]> 2022-01-26 18:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2014267037 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2014271891 Trade was a major factor of survival in the tribes along the Colombia river in Oregon. One tribe, the Chinook established a lively marketplace for people of all tribes to trade from. There was also one along the Mississippi river.]]> 2022-01-26 18:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2014271891 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2014276730 They shared similar religious beliefs, and shared some social patterns that allowed the people to bond through their cultural practices. The believed if these practices were followed, they would all live in peace and harmony.]]> 2022-01-26 18:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2014276730 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018538925  The Maya developed a highly complex civilization based on city-states and elaborate religious practices. ]]> 2022-01-28 19:26:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018538925 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018539469  Descendants of the Maya still occupy the same territory. ]]> 2022-01-28 19:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018539469 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018541462 Mayan cities are known for their elaborate palaces, temples and pyramids. The different cities in the Mayan empire were linked by trade.]]> 2022-01-28 19:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018541462 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018543569 Maya writing reflects Maya culture because they wrote with pictographs, so parts of their everyday life appeared in their writing.]]> 2022-01-28 19:29:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018543569 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018546264 Two reasons that can explain this is because warfare interrupted trade and their society, and they farmed their soil too much and it became infertile, leading to less food.]]> 2022-01-28 19:30:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018546264 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018549407 The Mayan environment was full of dense jungles, and further south were cool mountains that stretched from Southern Mexico to El Salvador.]]> 2022-01-28 19:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018549407 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018553927 The Maya built spectacular cities such as the tikal, a great Urban center. There were many cities and many urban centers each ruled by a different king. ]]> 2022-01-28 19:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018553927 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018556803 The Mayan economy mostly centered around trade. Their major trades were were salt, flint, feathers, shells, cotton cloth, and ornaments made of jade. Cacao beans, which are used to make chocolate, were sometimes used as money. Maize, beans, and squash were the main foods.]]> 2022-01-28 19:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018556803 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018559733 Mayan social structure was divided into social classes. The best warriors and priests were at the top. The merchants and craft workers were at the next level. Peasant farmers, the majority of the people, were at the bottom.]]> 2022-01-28 19:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018559733 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018562481 Religion influenced many parts of Mayan life.  Gods could be good or evil, and sometimes both. Gods also were associated with the four directions and with different colors: white for north, black for west, yellow for south, red for east, and green in the center. The Maya believed that each day was a living god whose behavior could be predicted with the help of a system of calendars. They worshipped their gods in various ways such as making sacrifices to them.]]> 2022-01-28 19:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018562481 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018566848 Mayan achievements included being able to write in the form of glyphs, and they recorded their history. They also developed a calendar system, consisting of 18 20 day months, with 5 days in between each. They built massive cities which were durable because some still stand today.]]> 2022-01-28 19:45:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2018566848 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022315066 Through alliances and conquest, the Aztecs created a powerful empire in Mexico.]]> 2022-01-31 21:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022315066 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022316402 This time period saw the origins of one of the 20th century’s most populous cities, Mexico City.]]> 2022-01-31 21:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022316402 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022318076 Teotihuacan was an early city state that was massive in trade and being an urban center.]]> 2022-01-31 21:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022318076 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022321794 Aztec society was organized by having a government made of officials and priests, which made up the noble class, below them were the commoners, who were craft workers, farmers and soldiers.]]> 2022-01-31 21:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022321794 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022324900 They sacrificed human blood in order to make their sun god happy, believing that it would make the sun rise everyday.]]> 2022-01-31 21:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022324900 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022326382 Conquered people rebelled against the aztecs because they didn't want to become human sacrifices for their sun god.]]> 2022-01-31 21:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022326382 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022330122 They did this because they wanted to gain power through learning more about other nations.]]> 2022-01-31 21:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022330122 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022331938 They did this to gain more military support from the conquests they went on]]> 2022-01-31 21:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022331938 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022333279 They did this to appease their gods so they won't be punished.]]> 2022-01-31 21:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022333279 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022334651 They did this because they needed to connect their cities together, so they built three raised walkways.]]> 2022-01-31 21:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022334651 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022341211 They did this to appease their sun god so the sun would rise the next day.]]> 2022-01-31 22:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022341211 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022343057 They did this so they could host religious practices where all the people could view.]]> 2022-01-31 22:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022343057 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022344141 They rebelled against Aztec rule because they didn't want to become human sacrifices to their god.]]> 2022-01-31 22:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022344141 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022346110 He did this so he could rule more directly because of the conquered lands rebelling.]]> 2022-01-31 22:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2022346110 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026060099 POWER AND AUTHORITY The Inca built a vast empire supported by taxes, governed by bureaucracy, and linked by extensive road systems]]> 2022-02-02 18:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026060099 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026062361 The Incan system of government was similar to some socialist governments in the 20th
century.]]> 2022-02-02 18:42:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026062361 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026064463 Incan people believed that their ruler was directly related to the sun god, who would bring power and wealth to them.]]> 2022-02-02 18:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026064463 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026066347 Mita was free labor which all adults were required to do. They were all instructed to to spend several days in a year to work for the state.]]> 2022-02-02 18:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026066347 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026067733 The fall of the Incan empire was directly connected to the death of Huayna Capac. Civil war broke out between his two sons afterwards. The wars weakened the empire and the Spanish came in and invaded it. This resulted in division and new conquest in the Incan empire.]]> 2022-02-02 18:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026067733 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026069013 Ancient cultures established traditions of high culture. High culture was the act of using cultural objects of aesthetic value including art, philosophy, history, art, and literature.]]> 2022-02-02 18:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026069013 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026071746 Incan traditions and beliefs further unified and strengthened the empire. Their beliefs stemmed from the presence of a sun god.]]> 2022-02-02 18:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026071746 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026073956 Pachacuti conquered Peru and began moving into neighboring lands. He spread the Inca empire and established a system of government in Incan society.

]]> 2022-02-02 18:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026073956 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026077817 Rulers divided territories into smaller areas in order to make it easier to control people living there.]]> 2022-02-02 18:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026077817 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026078781 Incans used a singular language, Quechua, and also founded schools to teach it.]]> 2022-02-02 18:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026078781 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026079813 Incans built several cities in their territories in order to control areas easier.]]> 2022-02-02 18:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026079813 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026080905 All together, Incan roads stretched over 14,000 miles. It was built to symbolize the power of the state.]]> 2022-02-02 18:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026080905 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026081746 Incan government controlled most of the economy. They regulated consumption and distribution of goods.]]> 2022-02-02 18:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026081746 rmockon https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026082740 Incans saw patterns of the way humans should relate to each other and to the earth. They worshipped fewer gods than the Mayans.]]> 2022-02-02 18:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rmockon/5kcqxxuy9moz01wf/wish/2026082740